St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-21
possibly be healthy otherwise, you see." "

"Why not?"
ssDon,t YOU know? It's because every
cat has worm in the end of its tail, and
unless the worm is killed the beast will
always be sickly."
$50. to destroy the worm it is neces-
sary to cut off the tail?''
NO, not quite that: only an inch or
so from the end. 1t can be done nicely
with cleaver, but some people prefer
to bite it of"
But have you ever seen one of these
worms?' asked, thinking to make the
ancient crOne confess her knowledge
hereSay.
.'Oh my, yesi" she answered, with the
cool confidence of one stating scientific
fact-''lOts of 'em. They are very wrig-
gley and look something like measuring
worms. have four cats of my own and
have shortened them all. Most Of the
pussies in this neighborhOOd are fixed
that way"
Such, indeed, is the case, as l subse-
quently found by observation. Never
having looked into the subject l am un
able to eontrOvert the old lady's position.
l shall be sorry to see the mock turtle
fall living victim to the creature which
dieth not. but have prejudice against
mutilatiOn which will prevent me from
taking any surgical measures to fore
stall this melancholy results.
OIL OF SLEEPS WOOL.
The beau sex owes debt of unSpeaka-
BILE gratitude to a Boston chemist for
the discovery a a method whereby
female charms may be indefinitely pre-
served. Henceforth the dear creatures
will suffer no annoyance from wrinkles
or badness, such Affections being en-
tirely done away with by the invention
aforesaid. The agent employed to con-
ceal-Or | should.rather say, prevent
these rayages of time, is simply the oil
of sleeps wool. 1t is obtained by steep
ing the clippings of the animal in hot
alcohol. The ''woOi fat" being precipi-
tated,appears in the shape of beautiful
yellow grease, which turns black IN
time but never gets rancid. Its effect,
when applied to the cuticle. is a most
peculiar one, its substance being at
once absorbed through the pores, and i'll
this manner it acts directly as nutrient
of the fatty tissues underneath. Rubbed
upon the skin of an infant it produces
an artificial plumpness. and a wrinkled
surface to which it is applied soon be-
comes as smooth as young girls
cheek. a certain elderly gentleman OF
my acquaintance, who still affects some
of the vanitieS of youth, bought an
ounce of the stuff few weeks ago, and,
by using it conscientiOuSly has almost
Obliterated the crow 'S-feet, which had
formed a network about his temples.
This wool-fat also prevents badness by
supplying to the hair an element of its
growth the lack of which causes it to
wither and fall ont.
Like most new discoveries. this mar
vel i'll therapeutics is exceedingly an
cient. 1t was Known $500 years ago by
the Greeks and Romans under the name
of ''ossipuS." and was used by them to
render supple the joints of competitors
in athletic games. The same chemical
substance. strange to say. is found in the
shape of a fatty secretion of human bile
1t is obtained also from peas, beans and
other vegetables. Physicians use ii as
a base in the compromising of ointments,
the medicinal ingredients of which are
conveyed by its agency through the
skin.
Since its virtues were known in her
day. why should we not suppose that
Helen of Troy, at forty, when she was
carried off by Paris. was the most beau
tiful womar of her time. employed
some preparation OF wool-fat to Obliter-
ate the marks of age. Who knows if
the rounded charms of Cleopatra were
not preserved by some such unpoetic
means.
New England people are proverbialiy
sharp at bargain. Centuries OF grub
bing in an ungenerous soil has not
tended to loosen their grip upon the
hard-earned coppers. BY way of illus
tration. permit me to refer to all actual
occurrence of the other day / vouch
for the facts i'm the case > A woman who
lives around the corner from my own
palatial residence in Roxbury had oc-
casiOn to purchase at the local store"
big box OF matches, advertised OH the
Ohtside of the package tos contain 300.
For these she paid IL cents. but, fearing |
lest she might not have got her moneys
worth, she set to work to count them
This she did three times, to make sure,
and. finding the number Just two short.
went back to the shop, lodged formal
complaint. and obtained the ''hell-
sticks" due her. L. RENE BACHE.